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    The short story the,” The Monkey’s Paw”, by W.W.Jacobs desires a family that doesn't know what there really wishing for. At first, Mr.White and his son were playing chess before Sergeant-Major Morris came to visit them. When there were talking Sergeant major Morris brought up the monkey's paw and told them that it could Grant 3 wishes. Mr. white found it interesting but said he didn't need it his wife and son convinced him to wish for 200 lb to pay off his house Because it couldn't hurt anyone.

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    The “Monkey's Paw” In the story “TheMonkey’sPaw”, the foreshadowing creates tension and suspense.Which changes the meaning of the story. It also changes the conflict and mainly the perspective of the story.The most suspenseful dialogue said in the story was "The first man had his three wishes I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death.”That's how I got the paw. This type of foreshadowing creates tension and suspense. If you had 3 wishes why would it be death. This shows that

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    Many stories that have wishes have something about how the wish do not go very well. There are stories such as “The Third Wish” by Joan Aiken that are almost based off of this. The story “The Third Wish,” exemplifies the theme be careful what you wish for in almost every way. In the story the main character, Mr. Peters has some run ins with some swans, and they show being careful what you wish for. One run in with a swan is when he is driving along a road when he comes across a swan stuck in a bush

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs is a story about a monkey’s paw that grants 3 wishes to whoever holds it in their right hand and wishes for something. You must be careful of what you wish though, as it comes with consequences. As the story unfolds, Jacobs creates tones of mystery and tension to show what the monkey’s paw is all about and how it affects the characters. He uses several techniques throughout all 3 parts to create these tones, such as dialogue, foreshadowing, and word choice. Part

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    The moral learned in the Monkey's Paw is be careful on what you wish for. The Whites didn't think of the consequences of what would happen or why Morris seem afraid of it and why he was determined to destroy it. Mr. White didn’t listen to the warnings and Mrs. White and Herbert thought it was a foolish idea and did not belive in it. So they wished on 200 pounds and the paw started to move and it scared Mr. White as they shrugged it off Herbert saw the monkey’s face in the fire staring at him he was

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    “The Monkey’s Paw” Is about the tale a family of 3, Mrs. White, Mr. White, and their son, Herbert White. There is Sergeant Morris, a very sensible and wise fellow, he wished upon the paw and lived to tell it. Herbert White, he is a joyful young man who cares about his family, followed by his old dad Mr. White, the more curious one in the family. He is obviously married to Mrs. White, a strong woman, who is the dominating and smart one of the family. The story starts off on a cold, wet night, the

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    “TITLE OF YOUR STORY HERE” The monkey's paw is about not messing with fate or there will be consequences. Monkey's paw is about a monkey's paw that can grant three wishes. My theme is don't mess with fate or there will be consequences My theme first gets introduced when he warns them about the consequences of the wishes this is the nces the exposition because he says he is going to wish with the monkey's paw he says it's just a bit of magic to me that doesn't sound very good. This is the rising

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    In the short story, “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs, the author’s specific choices conveys the story’s theme, that greed can be dangerous, well. The White’s family wanted more money and be more satisfied, but they were greedy and didn’t know the danger of wishing, so the family’s happiness disappeared. Jacobs strongly states how a greed is such a influential human desire that can ruin one family. A significant passage in page 4 includes introduction of a conflict, character, and foreshadow of later

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    Monkey’s Paw,” written by WW Jacobs, used a variety of literary elements to convey horror, suspense, and tension throughout the story. The story is a mystical tale of three different people granted three different wishes by a cursed monkey’s paw. The use of foreshadowing pulled the reader into the dark and cold night when Sergeant Major-Morris visits the White’s home, and told them of the tale of the monkey’s paw and tries to destroy it by throwing it into the fire. Mr. White retrieved the paw and kept

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    opportunity to make 3 wishes? Would you do it? The story "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W Jacobs starts with Mr.White's good friend, Sergeant Major Morris coming into their house one day and introduces the Monkey's Paw to them that he got from India that he did not want anymore and also tried to sell. The Monkey's Paw could grant 3 wishes but some say it brings good luck with grave consequences. This is what happened to the White family. The Monkey's Paw brought great calamity to the whole family. In the end, I think

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